Stiphidiidae
Encyclopedia
The Stiphidiidae are a spider
family with 94 described species in 13 genera. They are generally of medium size (Stiphidium facetum is about 8 mm long) and build a horizontal tent-like web under rocks. Most species are speckled brown with long legs.
and Australia
. The only exception are two species of Ischaela, I. incerta from Madagascar
, and I. longiceps from Mauritius
.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family with 94 described species in 13 genera. They are generally of medium size (Stiphidium facetum is about 8 mm long) and build a horizontal tent-like web under rocks. Most species are speckled brown with long legs.
Distribution
Almost all members of this family occur in New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The only exception are two species of Ischaela, I. incerta from Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, and I. longiceps from Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
.
Genera
- Baiami Lehtinen, 1967 (Australia)
- Barahna Davies, 2003 (Australia)
- Borrala Gray & Smith, 2004 (Australia)
- CambridgeaCambridgeaCambridgea is a spider genus in the family Stiphidiidae found in New Zealand.-Species:* Cambridgea agrestis Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand* Cambridgea ambigua Blest & Vink, 2000 — New Zealand...
L. Koch, 1872 (New Zealand) - Corasoides Butler, 1929 (Australia)
- Ischalea L. Koch, 1872 (Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zealand)
- Nanocambridgea ForsterRaymond Robert ForsterRaymond Robert Forster was a spider expert.He wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17. He studied at Victoria University...
& Wilton, 1973 (New Zealand) - Pillara Gray & Smith, 2004 (Australia)
- Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 (Australia)
- Stiphidion SimonEugène SimonEugène Simon was a French arachnologist. His many taxonomic contributions include categorizing and naming many spiders, as well as creating genera such as Anelosimus, Psellocoptus and Phlogius....
, 1902 (Australia, New Zealand) - Tartarus Gray, 1973 (Australia)
- Therlinya Gray & Smith, 2002 (Australia)
- Tjurunga Lehtinen, 1967 (Tasmania)